Program Overview

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) / Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

Course Overview

The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) / Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) is a four-year degree that combines the study of psychology and human resource management. This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of psychological principles and human resource management practices.

Awards

• Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
• Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)

Course Study Modes and Locations

• Distance Education - Bathurst
• Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

• Full-time: 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)
• Part-time: 8.0 years (16.0 sessions)
• Students have the opportunity to include subjects offered in Session 3 in their enrolment as desired.

Admission Criteria

• Admission is normally based on standard CSU and UAC admission requirements for undergraduate courses.

Credit

• No special arrangements apply

Graduation Requirements

• To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.

Course Structure

The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) is a four-year degree, comprising 32 subjects:

• A minimum of 13 core psychology subjects (8 points each)
• 1 Psychology elective (8 points)
• 2 core Sociology subjects (8 points each)
• 16 core Business subjects (8 points each)

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)

Core Subjects

• PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
• PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
• PSY114 Indigenous Australians and Psychology: An Introduction
• PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
• PSY202 Developmental Psychology
• PSY203 Social Psychology
• PSY204 Psychological Testing
• PSY208 Biopsychology
• PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology*
• PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods*
• And at least three of the following subjects:
  • PSY304 Psychopathology
  • PSY305 Psychology of Personality
  • PSY307 Cognition
  • PSY308 Psychology of Learning
  • *Students studying by distance education attend a compulsory residential school for this subject

Psychology Electives

• One subject chosen from the remaining core Level 3 psychology subjects or from:
  • PSY211 Psychology of Crime
  • PSY214 Health Psychology
  • PSY218 Psychology of Substance Abuse
  • PSY219 Psychology International Experience
  • PSY313 Psychology and the Legal System
  • PSY316 Psychology of Stress and Trauma
  • Or any other subject offered by the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, provided prerequisites or assumed knowledge requirements are satisfied

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

Core Subjects

• ACC100 Accounting 1
• BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
• BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
• BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
• ECO130 Business Economics
• HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
• HRM210 Human Resource Management
• HRM310 Developing Human Resources
• HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
• HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management (Capstone Subject)
• MGT100 Organisations & Management
• MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
• MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
• MGT320 Managing Change
• MGT340 International Management
• MGT367 Leadership Issues

Enrolment Pattern

Part-time by Distance Education

• Year 1
  • Session 1: PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1, MGT100 Organisations & Management
  • Session 2: PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2, ECO130 Business Economics
• Year 2
  • Session 1: SOC101 Introductory Sociology, ACC100 Accounting 1
  • Session 2: PSY114 Indigenous Australians and Psychology: An Introduction, BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
• Year 3
  • Session 1: PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology, HRM210 Human Resource Management
  • Session 2: SOC102 Social Inequality, MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
• Year 4
  • Session 1: PSY202 Developmental Psychology, PSY204 Psychological Testing
  • Session 2: PSY203 Social Psychology, MGT230 Ethics Sustainability & Culture
• Year 5
  • Session 1: BUS220 Workplace Learning 2, HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
  • Session 2: PSY208 Biopsychology, [Psych] Elective
• Year 6
  • Session 1: PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology*, MGT320 Managing Change
  • Session 2: BUS370 Workplace Learning 3, MGT340 International Management
• Year 7
  • Session 1: PSY305 Psychology of Personality, HRM310 Developing Human Resources
  • Session 2: PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods*, HRM320 Issues In Human Resource Management
• Year 8
  • Session 1: PSY308 Psychology of Learning, MGT367 Leadership Issues
  • Session 2: HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management, One from:
    • PSY304 Psychopathology
    • PSY307 Cognition

Workplace Learning

The following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component:

• BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
• BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
• BUS370 Workplace Learning 3

Residential School

The following subjects may have a residential school component:

• PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
• PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods

Accreditation

• The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) is currently accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a three-year sequence of study in Psychology.
• Graduates of this course may apply for admission to a fourth-year course in psychology in order to meet the requirements for provisional registration as a Psychologist.
• The Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) degree is accredited by the Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI).